PROPER METHOD TO PULL THE RIP CORD10-142. Personnel must do the following: the automatic release may be overridden by pulling the rip cord. Grasp the T-handle with the right hand and guide or assist it with the left hand. Pull the rip cord, hard and fast, down toward the feet and away from the body. Pull it to arm’s length and then immediately bring the arms back close to the body. Ensure the rip cord clears the housing.10-143. After exiting the aircraft, complete the normal remaining four points of performance—check canopy and gain canopy control, keep a sharp lookout during the entire descent, prepare to land, and land. (See chapter 3.) To avoid obstacles and other jumpers in the air, or maneuver the canopy, pull a vigorous two-riser slip in the desired direction of travel. To execute a two-riser slip with this canopy, reach up high onto therisers to the elbow locked position, grasp a set of risers in the direction of the desired movement, and pull them down to the chest.PERSONNEL LOWERING DEVICE10-144. If the jumper becomes hung in trees or rough terrain and the parachute is equipped with a personnel lowering device, use it to climb down to safety. The jumper should— Visually check to see if they are securely hung in the obstacle. Take the hardware out of the stow pocket. Grasp the braking device and snap it into the top portion of the V-ring of the chest strap with the hook side facing the midsection. Pass the snap hook at the end of the tape through the “V” of both risers. Attach the snap hook to the O-ring (which should be in front of the face). Grasp the tape with the left hand and disconnect the right canopy release assembly with the right hand. Exchange hands on the tape, with the left hand disconnecting the left canopy release assembly. Lower themselves to the ground by feeding the tape through the braking device. Stop the descent by pulling the tape up vertically with the right hand.